osteotomies

Variant of osteotomy

osteotomy definition

os·te·ot·omy (äs′tē ät′ə mē)

noun pl. osteotomies -·mies

a surgical operation of dividing a bone or cutting out a piece of bone

Etymology: osteo- + -tomy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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